Positive Behaviour Support Worker - Kent, United Kingdom - Look Ahead Housing and Care

Look Ahead Housing and Care
Look Ahead Housing and Care
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Kent, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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  • The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.
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Job details:
Job details:

Job reference

  • REQ00454
  • Date posted
  • 24/02/202 Application closing date
  • 26/03/202 Location
  • Kent
  • Salary
- £15,514.00 per annum

  • Package
  • Benefits include Annual Leave, pension schemes, staff discounts, healthcare and career progression.
  • Contractual hours
  • 2 Basis
  • Part time
  • Job category/type
  • Part Time, Permanent
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Positive Behaviour Support Worker
  • Female:
Job description
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Positive Behaviour Support Worker (Female Only)


We're looking for a kind, compassionate and resilient Positive Behaviour Support Worker to join our Complex needs service in Kent, Gravesend.


£15,514.00 per annum, working 22.5 hours per week. Benefits include Annual Leave, pension schemes, staff discounts, healthcare and career progression.


This post is restricted to female applicants pursuant to Section 9s of the Equality Act 2010.
  • This position is advertised in accordance with para 1, Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010.
Want to feel in control of your career? You'll feel at home here. Making you feel at home here means helping you thrive in every way. That's why we offer a wide range of benefits, award-winning Learning & Development and a culture that welcomes all. These aren't token gestures - we've thought long and hard about how best to support our team.

After all, our people are doing something amazing:
helping to transform lives every day.


The Pelham Road Service is 5 new self-contained flats, for customers with learning disabilities, Autism and Complex needs, and we are looking to build a staff team with an excellent value base to support the customer to build their new life and develop their skills as an independent person.

All customers have their own staff team, and we are CQC registered.

  • This role requires a valid Right to Work for the UK as Look Ahead are not a sponsoring organisation._

What you'll do:


About you:


  • Supporting the customer to undertake a full timetable of preferred activities including sport and leisure activities, attending community groups, visiting local amenities, and introducing them to new activities to expand their horizons and networks;
  • Developing the customer's independent living skills and involving them in all aspects of maintaining and developing their home, including cooking, shopping, cleaning and decorating;
  • Enabling the customer to keep up with the important people in their life and to meet new people with shared interests;
  • Supporting the customer to communicate their wants and needs, and communicating with them in a personcentred way;
  • Supporting the customer to manage their anxieties and frustrations, using Positive Behaviour Support and Autismspecific approaches;
  • Collating a range of behavioural data and essential paperwork to be analysed within our local management structure;
  • Driving the customer to activities using the customer's vehicle, in rotation with the wider team;
  • Communicating with family members and a range of other key stakeholders including social work, psychology and commissioning teams;
  • Acting in accordance with the policies and procedures of Look Ahead Care & Support plus those specific to the service including any statutory requirements;

What you'll bring:


Essential:


  • Experience with challenging behaviour and autism
  • NVQ Level 2 or equivalent
  • Minimum 2 years of experience working with customers with Autism/Challenging Behaviour/learning disabilities and supporting them in line with a PBS framework.

Desirable:


  • Has some experience in Trauma Informed care.
  • Has some experience in working with people with Mental health.
  • Driving licence and a willingness to drive as part of support duties.

About us:

Look Ahead is a dynamic, leading, not-for-profit care and support provider in London and the South East. As an organisation we deliver over 110 services, providing support to around 7000 customers each year.

We work across mental health, homelessness, young people and learning disabilities so there are plenty of opportunities to grow and progress your career with us.


  • We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date._
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